In 2018 Burkina Faso public debt was 5,141 million euros6,074 million dollars, has increased 9781,373 million since 2017.
This amount means that the debt in 2018 reached 37.81% of Burkina Faso GDP, a 4.47 percentage point rise from 2017, when it was 33.34% of GDP.
If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Burkina Faso debt. It has risen since 2008 in global debt terms, when it was 1,480 million euros 2,176 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 23.03%.
According to the last data point published, Burkina Faso per capita debt in 2018 was 260 euros308 dollars per inhabitant. In 2017 it was 217 euros 245 dollars, afterwards rising by 43 euros63 dollars, and if we again check 2008 we can see that then the debt per person was 101 euros148 dollars .
The position of Burkina Faso, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2018 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 58 in the list of debt to GDP and 14 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.
In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Burkina Faso. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Burkina Faso in economy of Burkina Faso.